Tag: Parliament of the United Kingdom

• Tuesday, January 17th 2017 - 17:08 UTC

  Hard Brexit: UK to leave the single market and Parliament will vote on the final deal, pledges PM May

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May has said the UK “cannot possibly” remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean “not leaving the EU at all”, but at the same time promised to push for the “greatest possible” access to the single market following Brexit.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  British bombers take off from Cyprus after parliament vote on Syria

  

  British fighter-bombers took off from an RAF airbase in Cyprus hours after parliament voted in favor of airstrikes against ISIS strongholds in Syria. The Ministry of Defense would not go into details but said the vote late Wednesday could mean “surveillance or operational missions over Syria.”Lawmakers voted 397 in favor of action and 223 against, following a 10-hour debate

• Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 05:57 UTC

  A new settlement for England, and all Britons

  

  By Andrew Rosindell (*) - The No vote in the Scottish referendum has kept the Union together, for now. I fear however, that the issue has not gone away. We must act soon and take this opportunity to secure the future of the United Kingdom.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 02:54 UTC

  Parliament pays tribute to Lady Thatcher but there were also critical voices

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday paid tribute to Baroness Thatcher as an “extraordinary leader and an extraordinary woman”. Cameron told the British parliament at the start of a specially convened session the former prime minister “defined and overcame the great challenges of her age”.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 06:58 UTC

  Special parliament session to debate the legacy of former Prime Minister Thatcher

  

  Britain's lawmakers will gather for a special session of parliament on Wednesday to debate the legacy of former PM Margaret Thatcher, whose death on Monday exposed bitterly divided views on the “Iron Lady's” 11 years in power.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 18:32 UTC

  The Queen addresses Parliament setting out government policy

  

  Queen Elizabeth II gave her “Queen's Speech” to Britain's parliament Wednesday, setting out government policy for the coming year as the ruling coalition sought to fight back after a dismal month.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 23:30 UTC

  Falklands present at the centennial of the Commonwealth’s Parliamentary Conference

  

  Legislative Assembly Member Dick Sawle will represent the Falkland Islands at the 57th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference next week in London which on this occasion will have a very special significance: the founding centennial of the Commonwealth’s oldest organization.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 05:42 UTC

  Hung Parliament in UK: Labour Looses but Cameron Short of a Majority

  

  British Conservative Leader David Cameron said the Labour government has lost its mandate to govern, as exit polls suggested the Tories have won the largest number of seats in Britain's national election, but will not gain a majority.